Mom's much requested spaghetti sauce
Kathy Arcovitch
After many years of tweeking, I think this may be the final one!!
ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 very large onion (about 2 cups)
- 1 cup fresh parsley or 2-4 Tbsp. dried
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped (or can use garlic pwdr)
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 large can (Costco size!) tomato puree
- 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce
- 2 cans tomato paste
- 2 cans tomatoes, put through blender and strain through fine sieve (I use juice only)
- sugar 4-5 Tbsp. or to taste
- 4 tsp dried basil
- 3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp dried oregano
directions
- 1
In very large pot, heat oil and when hot, add onion, garlic and parsley (if fresh) and cook unitl onion is softened. Add beef, brown.
- 2
Add rest of ingredients and stir. Reduce heat to simmer and let it cook for at least 1 hour. Even better if cooked longer!!!
notes
My sauce is never the same...sometimes I add things, sometimes I don't have all the ingredients and I improvise. Let it be fun!!!
Source: Kathy Arcovitch
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